Austria's ski jumpers win silver at the World Championships – triumph in Trondheim!

Austria's ski jumpers win silver at the World Championships – triumph in Trondheim!

In Trondheim, the Austrian ski jumpers once again fought for the medals at the Nordic World Championships and secured the silver medal in the team competition. As in 2019 and 2023, the quartet of Lisa Eder, Julia Mühlbacher, Jacqueline Seifriedsberger and Eva Pinkelnig managed to win silver. But ahead of them were the superior Norwegians, who were able to triumph with a lead of 19.4 points, while the Germans ended up well behind. This silver medal is the second for Austria in Trondheim, where they previously won bronze in the mixed competition.

Strong performance and high standards

The team competition once again showed how important consistency and strong nerves are. Eder, for whom it is the first medal at a World Cup, and Mühlbacher had to rely on their skills and deliver their best performance, especially at the crucial moment. “We fulfilled the medal requirement program,” summed up coach Bernhard Metzler, noting that despite the disappointment of missing top performances, the silver medal was a great success. Mühlbacher commented self-critically that her jumps could be improved and that her teammates reacted in a similar way.

Seifriedsberger, who celebrated her sixth medal since 2013, emphasized the importance of each medal, while Pinkelnig, who was happy about her fifth World Championship silver medal, joked humorously about her new nickname “Silver Eva”. The joy of the team's success was also clear, even if the Norwegians' gold medal could not be compared. “The Norwegians put a lot of pressure on us,” said Eder, who had to acknowledge the hosts’ performance without envy, while the Austrian women’s team has clearly set itself the goal of winning more medals in the coming competitions.